I’m so overwhelmed, I haven’t had a chance to watch it. But I did get a chance to peep the comments over at Necole Bitchie and I’ll admit, my expectations aren’t high. (** Youtube removed the original clip, so I feature this clip courtesy of Dime Wars). From what I understand, the natural spokesbella quotient… read all

I’m not sure what rock I’ve been under that allowed me to somehow miss the rare beauty that is Chantal Biya, First Lady of Cameroon. But please believe me, following her recent appearance at the Leadership for Health Summit in Los Angeles, I’m sitting up and taking notice now. Wow. All I can do is… read all

You are probably sick of me blah-blah-blahing about Twitter by now… but I gotta talk about this tweet right here about Oprah’s hair. On her show last Friday afternoon, Oprah defiantly declared — I’m not wearing a weave! And then she proceeded to display a photo of her actual hair, as it looks before she… read all

Got a frantic Ask Afrobella question to answer, and time is of the essence! Dear Afrobella, I love your blog! It’s so refreshing compared to other blogs that just write about products! I never know what to expect when I visit your site but I know it’s gonna be good! I’m a teenage transitioning bella… read all

My hands are always twirling it, I take super good care of it, and most definitely it’s part of my identity. To the casual onlooker, it might seem kind of obvious that I’ve got a love affair with my hair. But am I obsessed with it? I guess I wouldn’t say so. I thought I… read all

You know me by now — I’m always looking out for my bellas on a budget. The days of just splurging on any ol’ beauty product just because it smells good, is lavishly described, or has pretty packaging are O-V-E-R — especially these days, when steady paychecks are at a premium. Maybe I’m just speaking… read all

Taking the Afrobella show on the road has been so much fun, but it’s been a challenge! Between dealing with teeny tiny shower stalls, weird water pressure, learning the difference between hard and soft water, and packing light to bounce easily from apartment to apartment, it’s been a lesson in beauty essentials. So what products… read all

I got a gently questioning e mail from a longtime reader, wondering why there was a reduction in my hair posts. In all honesty I hadn’t really realized that some of my original readers felt like I’d abandoned my original mission of showing love to natural hair at every available opportunity. Now that Afrobella is… read all

Wow! I’m gonna try to keep the celebrity makeup artist interviews coming — you bellas were psyched to hear all about Mr. Damone Roberts! I am so thrilled to have met him, and thrilled to be giving you bellas the kind of info you’re looking for! So because so many of you asked, I reached… read all

Wow, I haven’t done an Ask Afrobella since 2008! And wow, I was dancing around my own future in the last one I wrote. My sincerest apologies to all of you who’ve asked questions in the interim. I’m going to rectify this ASAP, starting with a very local, very specific, very time-sensitive Ask Afrobella. This… read all